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in the light, he can see what he is about. We are aware that most high officials now- a-days express contimente similar to these astered by Sir William Gregory. They all believe to some extent in the Press, and are apparently willing to assist it with inform- ation. But, unfortunately, their perform. Ances frequently disagree entirely with their promises, There are men high in authority who may publicly that the Press is the palladium of the liberty of the people, and privately, "D-n the press and the people, too." Of course these men are self willed blockheads whose souls would find ample accommodation in a pea-nut, but still they exist. We are glad, however, to be Heve that the Government of India--and also, we may add, the Government of Bombay is determined to work as nourly as possible according to the principles enunolated by the last Governor of Ceylon. Among the high officials of the Bombay Government, there is now-a-days quite a delightful willingness to let the public know all that le going on. We sup- pose that the fashion will extend ere Long to the Madras Presidency. It is therefore a matter for congratulation that

THE CHINA MAIL.

Police Intelligence. (Before U. May, Esq.) June 20, 1877.

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ANCESTRAL TABLETH.

NAKKING.

As to the nature of the motal joints in

A second skin of THE INSURRECTION IN JAPAN. and up the stem and stern.

the same kind is now laid over the former. I had drinking. Achiney had the accordion | Herr von Brandt, the Minister, the obno

(Cosmopolitan Press, Nagasaki June 6th.) were at the washerman's. rious maat-tax has been abolished in For- fidence. The Viceroy and the Governors Iman in the street at the door.

and Bent wanted to mons. The burden, which was levied upon

So far as Kagoshima is concerned nothing and fastened in the same way. The outer of Presidencies may not be so fortunate as a dog of Nashall's (a boarding house when we to find Entertainment Committee dlaners keeper) with me, and Giacomo played with The deceased

I saw a Sergeant and some go to some other place, and I said "let us the Chinese sharterers or consignees of for but sharp shooting hus occurred. As the keel, stem, &o,, are next put on, and half- always ready for them whenever they wish the dog. to disburden their consciences; but there men with an ambulanan going along the go back to the boarding konse," I got sign vessels, was a very heavy one, and its Imperialists occupy the centre, lined on both round bands of hard wood are screwed on are hundreds of ways in which the men who read. The ambulance struck the man on the accordion from Achiney and followed removal reflects much credit upon the sides by the rebels, many of the former are over all the lines of tacks. We now have rule over us might let us know what they the shoulder, and the sergeant asked "What the deceased and Achiney with it. They energy of the German Minister. A similar being daily picked off, but the tactics of a boat capable of floating safely, and of are doing, or what they intend to do. As are you doing there, you had better go walked towards the east, and I followed squeezs existed till last year in Swatow, the Insurrectionists appear to be those of enormous strength, so long as both those Sir William said, criticism becomes more away from here." I then went away leav them. We walked on a while and then where it was also abolished by the efforts harrassment rather than fight. The moun- skins romain perfect, but it is not yet a A Rumour reaches us from Ningpo that tainous nature of the country affords them lifeboat, for if filled with water it will sink every facility for doing so most successfully, like any other boat, and if a holo be made forcible when the critics have facts and noting the two prisoners on the road. About turned down a street, the right hand of the same Legation

the China Merchants Steam Navigation and wo must say that the reports we have in it it will filli. Bat remembering that the gun-work to deal with; it also becomes 5 minutes past 12, I saw the two prisoners side of which had some trees, while the more just, and more healthy. No critte going down East Street, walking very fast. left had nothing. They came to a working in the public service can do duty I asked the 2nd prisoner if he belonged to a crossing of the street and they stopped Company have been asked to reduce their received from transients who have been in flat planes are very broad, varying from six properly if he is misled either by actual ship or if he lived ashore. He said "We are there. I asked what they had to do rate of freight on tes from $2.50 per ton to Kagoshima three days ago justify us into fourteen inches in a thirty feet boat,

The deceased and Achiney then $1.40. If they refuse, it is almost certain stating that the Insurgents fully avail them-imagine another set of sogments of canvas.. silence or by wrongful suggestion, such, for stopping in our ship." I was acquainted with there. instance, as we have been accustomed to see them before, and when they met me in East told me not to be afraid of being out so that tea men will charter entalde boate to selves of their favorable position. Fortu seoured to their inner edges in a similar published in certain quarters about Lord Street, they stopped and we had a talk for late. I went up the same street; I heard convey the leaf to Shanghal. If, on the nately for the Imperial cause the fighting of manner, and the lines of tacks likewise Achiney quest, the men will bind themselves to ship victories, which have resulted in foroing all the essential properties of a lifeboat, for Lytton's Frontier Polley; whereas, working 4 or 5 minutes. The deceased was a friend some, poople coming, and I made a noise other hand, the directors accede to the re- the past week has been a succession of covered with bands of wood. We now have

of mine; 1 had visited him in the J. D. with the musical Instrument. Peters. I have not seen the concertina and the deceased then disappeared, and I only by the Company's steamers. This the rebels to retreat to Minko-no-jo in the whole structure is divided into as many I had the accordion opposition in steam-freights by the Chinese, the Satsuma forces cocupied a strong the planes-viz., four on each side; and before. When I saw the prisoners the first went to the brothel, where I found the artsinly looks like a just appreciation of the province of Hinga. On Friday last separate air cells as there are spaces between It was then 9 minutes and also affords another instance of their position eight miles from Kumamoto. The should any segment of canvas be perforated, time, the 2nd wore a dark coat, a black hat 2nd prisoner, and white pauts, and the Int had no coat, with me.

past 11 p.m. I looked at my watoh. I power to combine a power so far beyond Imperialists attacked them at noon, and the effect is nothing more than the loss of retreat. The Satsuma forces were led in It will be easily understood that air has to but had a grey shirt and dark trousers on, When I met them the second time, the lat called out neveral times Constantina" the reach, apparently, of foreigners. The after a very severe fight forced them to buoyancy of that one cell or compartment. person by Marshal Saige, and retired to find its way into these cells in the act of prisoner had on a coat then which looked before I left, and got no answer. 1 saw him tea-firing hongs are said to be as busy as

Hitoyoshi fourteen ri from Kumamote closely expansion as it does into a pair of bellows, like alpacos. The first time I saw the no more that night. I went back by the bees,

followed by the royal troops. At this place and to be squeezed out in collapsing. This is allowed for by suitable openings at the prisoners, the second asked me whether it same way as I came before and passed the

desperate fighting occurred throughout would be better to go on board to sleep or washerman's. When I left the boarding housAG

Saturday and resulted in the total rout of top of each end. The bottom boards, 7th Jane, 1877. to go to the boarding-house. I said if they with deceased and the two others, 1 left the

the revolutionary forces. The Imperialists thwarts, slem, and stern-sheets are all had a ship, it would be better to go on board 2nd prisoner in the boarding house, but he

While recently passing along the Grand encamped in Hitoyoshi on the same night, jointed to the inner odges of those respective because the boarding-honse was full. He had told me after we had the four bottler then turned to his friend and said "Yes, that he would go to the brothel, and I we will go on board then." I asked if knew he would be found there. That is Canal we arrived at Wush just as an whilst Saigo rotreated to his most powerful planes which are in the proper positions to extensive fire, near the Catholic establish stronghold Miako-no-jo, in the province of carry them; and being also jointed along they had any cigars, and the let prisoner why I went there to look for him,

The enquiry was then adjourned again ment, was in progress. The native fire Hinge, from which it will be difficult to dis- the middle line, they fold upwards, as in companies did what they could with water lodge him. On the same day a new rising collapsing the planes fall downwards. The had none, but the 2nd gave me half a

and gonge to check the progress of the took place at Yamaguchi in the province of gunwale struts are likewise jointed, and eat y cigar. When I met them again, I ask till to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m.

flames, but a large track was soon la ruins. Choshio. 2,500 of the followers of the late like the compass irons of a carriage head. ed why they had not gone on board,

The fire spread so rapidly that a number Mayebara rose in arms, but the government The first prisoner only said "No."

of persons were unable to escape, Four with that foresight which has hitherto shar- these boats, one uniform system of a new The second prisoner did not say anj- Both prisoners

charred bodies were taken from one house acterised its movements, had provided for kind-an essential part of the patent-ia thing to me this time.

1 had never seen

near us and we hear of others, but did not the emergency and the disturbance was used: it consists of alternate straps and appeared half drunk.

learn the total number of lives lost. While quickly quelled. The leader of the move- links, at once the simplest and most effective the deceased with much money about him, watob. He was a good-

the fire was in progress quite a number of ment was captured. Tosa remains quiet, possible. The masts step upon the keelson, por had he

Any proportions or lines can be followed on tempored man,

Wong Amui, a girl 14 years of age, was

this system, from the finest canoes to the Mies Rosa dos Remedios was called :-I

Canal near by known as the Ewang-p'u

bluffest barges; and they are built of all live at No. 26 Hollywood Road, the corner charged with wilfully breaking a basin, the those long-nalled and long-robed imbeciler and Itagaki evidently prefers the pipe of and the rudder is hung in the usual way. sizes, from that of an elegant skiff for one On the night of the property of Foong Akam. The complain-called gentry repaired to the temple in the peace to the gannan's rear.

The Straits. of Aberdeen Street.

boy, to boats carrying 200 men, horses, 14th inst., between 9 and 10 o'clock, Iant formerly lived with his slater, but had twen, where they could quietly fan them-

⚫ (Straits Times.)

artillery, &o. &o, For small yachts they heard some music, but from a piano or quarreled and left the house. The defend-selves and gase namored upon the suffer concertina I do not know. About past 11 ant was servant to the stater, and she was ings of others.At Chang chow we passed

"Samarang, 22nd May. An endeavour are invaluable, for the inconvenience of p.m. I went to shut the window, and I heard sent to take away some ancestral tablets of re thousand Manchus from the north

Hangshow. voices in the strest under the window. Two the family. The complainant refused to

Here, as well as at Wusth and Socchow, people in China has also been made at who cannot carry it on board; but a collapsing cash with which Nanking is being coded; has taken every tronble to induce the Chi- that will not sink when full of water will war has been dealared against the small Samarang. The chief of a mercantile firm dinghy 9x4 feet perfect little lifeboat, but it is probable the Viceroy intends to nese to follow the example of their coun- lie in a space only six inches wide, and be Low Amul, a butcher, was charged with fake the matter in hand, for cash has trymen at Singapore and elsewhere, but ready for sca in less than a minute. Though

sympathy, so that hitherto only 2,500 safety.

These boats are also admirably adapted assaulting ono Wong Ayow, who went just fallen to 1,140 per Mexican dollar with he has not had much result from his buit would not be fair to these boats to drag

likely to lose his head very soon. cisim an additional quantity of meat of tendency to further decline, and one man mane efforts. A few Chinese have formed them far over shingle or sharp stones on a The wheat crop along the Grand Canal is guilders have been received. Several of" which the defendant had given short dell-ho had established a private mint here is a Committee, but they have met with little beach, they can be beached with perfect rivers and Jakes, as they are so easily very. Fined $1.

remarkably good, but though in that rich the wealthier Chinese have declined to for the purposes of fishing and shooting on "Samarang, May 80,--The British stea-transported by ponies or men, and we call! Postillona Carmina, seaman on board the district there is an immense yield it will all contribute at all."-Sourabaya Courant. be aceded in view of prospective distress Italian man-of-war Cristoforo Colombo, was nearer than Shantung, some of whonomer Banca, that arrived in the roadstead particular attention to them as being specially ordered to pay 40 cents chair-bire, hefferers we met moving southward. After here the day before yesterday, during her available for use in India and the colonies.. engaged a chair to carry him from place to passing Tan yang we encountered the much voyage from Batavia to Samarang, when They were moving of Krawang, came in sight of seven natives dreaded locusta. $

northward in such numbers that for miles who were in a very unfortunate condition, place and got drunk while in it.

the country seemed to be a living mass of they being found drifting helplessly about that in a few days the whole of the Austrian Chun Akin, a coolie, was charged by insects. From all that we can learn the ou à capsized prahu. The Captain of the artillery will be equipped with the now steel- The save the unfortunates, provided them with ammunition, &. These guns have been Capt. McEuen, Acting Deputy Superincourge is likely to extend over a large tract Banca, forthwith took every trouble to bronze breech-loaders and the necessary tendent of Police, with burglary in Chinese of this province and Ngan-hui.

greatest anxiety prevails. For six weeks everything required after they were or made entirely in Austria-Hungary. They territory in company with others. prosecutor applied for a remand. Remanded there has been no rain worth noting, and board, and brought them safe to Samarang, are stated to be in all respects equal to the cost 8,000,000 florins less than if they had many have not been able to plant their rice A child, 5 years old, was amongst them." productions of Messrs. Krupp, and to have crop, while others who planted early expest-Batavia Dagblad.

"Djockdjocarts, 20th May.-Mr J. B. been ordered of that firm Various experi till the 25th inst.

to lose it entirely. Prices are rapidly Chan Ashew and three others, charged rising. Speculators in view of prospective lately escaped from a great danger. While ments were made last month near Felixdorf, When he was on the point of re-steel-bronze. A 15-centimetre gun, made with robbing from the person of Chow Ham famine are buying up the grain and every. hunting recently in the jungle, he shot from which it appeared that siege guns of a silver watch, a note and other moneys,

to rent." The chief products of Nanking paces. are ilterati, and satin, and velvet. The pairing to the spot on the fall of the ani- for this purpose under the direction of the were again brought up. The 2nd and 4th where through the city can be seen "bouess down a large hog at a distance of 25 the largest size can also ho constructed of defendants were convicted of common

charge of eight kilogrammes of power. assault, and were fined $5 and $10 respec former have suffered some inconvenience mai, he, to his terror, saw a large royal inventor, Major-Gen. Uchatius, fired a The initial velocity of the projectile was tively. The 1st and 2nd were committed

$100.

450 metres, and the pressure of the gas in the hinder part of the barrel was 1,000 atmospheres. The gun bore this pressure was found to be 1.5 German miles. without the slightest damage; its range

them, there is no doubt he was perfectly men were standing arm-in-arm; the third give them up, and the defendant wilfull (some said Shantung) on their way to to get money together for the distressed towing a dinghy is constantly felt by thone

Sir William Gregory's opinions are already being put into practical shape in the British possessions on this side of the Suez Canal. Whether or not he only meant to look Uberal-minded, and was inclined to treat the Entertainment Committer to a little of his well-known blarney before leaving correct when he said that the more frank And honest a Government in with the pub 1le the more forcible must be the public criticism thereupon. Ignorant oriticism is always bad-in India, it is dangerous. In this country it is almost impossible for a tardily-published truth to overtake a Ho, born in ignorance and hatched in me lignity,"

THE STRANGE MURDER CASE. The following is a continuation of the svidence taken at the inquest last night

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man was by himself. He spoke to the broke a basin. The defendant said this other two in a low mild tone. The one by was an accident, She was handed over to himself had something in his hand, I can-ker mistress for chastisement.

I did not notice their not say what. dresses. One of the two men arm-in-arm wanted to speak to the man by himself, but the other man hold him back. The man by himself spoke so low that I did not hear what he said. The two mon together spoke language like Spanish, they spoke excitedly, It seemed to me that there was a dispute between the two men together and the men by himself. I cannot say if any of the three bad a moustache. I saw them all go down Aberdeen Street: I afterwards heard The two men together a polles whistle. were one tall, one short; it was the tall man who wanted to get at the man by him. self, and was prevented by the short man.

CHAIR-HIRE.

BURGLARY.

The

THE official Abendport of Vienna Kays

P. Joseph, the Austrian prisoner, con- tlawed-I might have remained in the house fort of an hour or an hour. I fell asleep,

Guobay Singh, P. C. No. 588, was call- The girl woke me up. When I woke up, Giacomo brought me the concertina. Heed-Up the night of the 14th instant, I was on duty at the Po-lok Theatre, 1 came same in shortly after I was wakened up by off duty at 11 pm, and was returning to When I got to the the girl I told him to put the lastra the Central Station, ment on the top of the bed. He said junction of Shelley Street, just under the Jewish Synagogue, I saw two men, one "They all have left me by myself, and 1 tall, one short, about the heights of the I do .bava" brought you this accordion; I prisoners, coming along the road.

We then not recognise the two prisoners, but the do not know where to go."

men looked like the prisoners in height. left together and went straight to the The tall man had a moustache; he had boarding house. On the way I spoke to a shirt on and no coat. The other one had Turk, while Giacomo was playing with a coat. The tall man had a concertina; dog. Giacomo said to me, "Look here,

be was singing and playing. They were Bome policemen passed. here and looked walking westward. Isaw no other foreigner for trial; the 1st was admitted to bail in by the closing of opium deua for a year or tiger throwing itself on the fallen hog and projectile of 88.8 kilogrammes with a

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straight into my face and then went away. on the way. The concertina was an oblong I talked to the Turk for about 7 or 8 mine.

nutes. I then went to the boarding house By the 2nd prleover:-The emeller man and met John Harvey. We talked together of the two had no beard or moustache.

We found the for about half-an-hour.

Father Vigano was present in Court to door shut,

watch the interpretation in Italian, and he and that if the

at No. woman

said Mr Medina interpreted quite well and was not asleep, I would not come back, could be thoroughly understood, otherwise I would. I went and found the

I told Glacome to wait,

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door shut. I came straight back to the boarding house. I found Giacomo there, but not the man Harvey, We slept in front of the house as we could not get in, and Giacomo put bis hand through the bare of the window and drew out a blanket. I took off my cost to cover my head. Five minutes afterwards Sergeant Ludexis came, and I was not asleep then. When Giacomo came to the brothel, he was dressed in the same way as he is now. He had no coat on; all the evening he had no coat on, as also Achiney. I did not take the concertins away with me because I intended to go back to the house again the next day, I do not know why Giacomo brought the concertina to me at the At this stage the inquest was adjourned till to-day, at 2.30 p.m.

brothel.

p.m. The Manila seaman Solomon Rams

had said that I was there, but that is not

true.

HIGHWAT ROBBERY. ---

HUBORNATION OF PERJURY.

The Viceroy is praying for rain and ordering out the soldiers to fight the lostet, each of whom must aby five catties a day of these enemies. It is said that over 10,000 cattles are daily brought into the

Lam Ahee, a shopman, was charged with attempting to induce a witness in the last case to alter her statement. She had worn to the identity of the 2nd pri-oity alone for inspection before being thrown souer in that case, and the defendant wont into the river. to her house during the remand to ask her to obange her story. The defendant was committed for trial, but was admitted to

The lat prisoner was examined again; and warned again that he need not answer

By a Juror: Can you give us any la-bail in $200. any questions unless he chose. formation as to how the deceased came by bis death?

Answer: I cannot; 1 know nothing about the matter.

Q: Did you not tell your Consul, Mr Schoenberger, that you knew something about it?

A.: I told him that I was drinking with the deceased and others.

The let prisoner, Amico Giacomo, then offered himself to be examined.

Rev. Father B. Vigano was sworn in as interpreter at the prisoner's request, but he said Mr Medina could make himself perfectly understood.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"TO BE OR NOT TO BE.” To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”

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There was a slight fall of rain last night, but wholly inadequate; though we have hopes of more.--Shanghai Courier.

Quotations.

HoaxONG, June 20, 1877. OPIUM.-New Patna, oash....$667į

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Old Patria, cash,... 555

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"On Whitsunday, there was a groat stir more past, while these who manufacture carrying it off for him."-Ibid. Bilken goods all complain of hard times,

amongst the native community of Batavia from the birth of a wonderful child whose parents were natives dwelling at Krokat, near the railway stopping place here,

volopad. It had four natural arms, which The child had a head with two faces, ons

lacked nothing and which had grown na of which was fully, but the other less, de turally from the shoulders, Farthermore which were however all misshapen, while it the child had four legs with four feet could not be ascertained to what sex this monster belonged. Naturally, the lucky parents were visited by immense numbers of curious persons, who, all of them, though SEVERE GALE IN YOKOHAMA.

some more and others less, presented gifts, (Japan Gazette.)

so much so that the parents suddenly Yesterday evening (June 11th) a severe became well-to-do people from this occur gale commenced, lasting until early this

rence. It was a pity, however, that the morning. The lowest reading of the bar child did not live, otherwise its exhibi ometer on shore was 29.36 ut about half past tion would certainly be a gold mine for ten p.m.; and the storm was at its height them. The sale of the corpse might have shortly after that hour: Although several yielded them a nice amount, as a physi fences were overthrown, some chimneys disa at Batavia offered them 100 guilders blown dows, portions of roofs and verandahs for it. The offer, however, came to nothing,

SALTPETRE, carried away, and plaster stripped off the owing to the obstinacy of the father, who sides of houses, we hear of no personal injury thought that the child ought to be buried." QUICKSILVER......

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Hongkong, June 20, 3877. BIR,-1, is indeed very satisfactory to have so close to us an individual, who ap pears to know as well, the proximity or otherwise of a cyclone as your Canton oor respondent, whose memo" you inserted in your issue of last night. Should be communications, apprising that a erolone

In the harbour all the steamers that could, 1st Prisoner examined, after having been is approaching, reach you after you have duly cautioned:-I am a native of Milazz, made up your pap r for the day, you will having been sustained by anyone on shore. Batavia Handel. blad, 25th May. in Sicily. I am now in custody charged no doubt issue a "Cyclone Extra" in got up steam, and some put out extre curred was through the British flag-ship

The success of canvas boats is now fully The enquiry was resumed this afternoon. with murder, and I know I am not obliced stantly, that we may put up our typhoon anchors; and the only accident which oc The heat of yesterday and to-day is cer-Audacious dragging her anchors and coming Paerara Joseph, the 2nd prisoner, was to answer any questions unless I like. I was agale examined-I was not in the Com discharged from the J. D. Peters on the 18th tainly not to be pooh-pooked, succeeding as into collision with the old steamer Chih-li, established by their adoption by the Ad-

it has to the torrent of rain on the previous which was lying aster. The Audesions had miralty and India Board, as well as by Credits, pany of the deceased and Giacomo at the and stopped in Baltruo's boarding house. I washerman's in Bridges' Street at 10.80 know the 2nd prisoner, he was a shipmate day. Neither the old nor the new residents steam up, and three anchors ent, but, their satisfactory employment privately in all Documentary, 6months' sight,.. 4/1.

of mine, I have never been in Bengkong before. About & past 8 p.m. on the 14th can say that it is too soon for a typhoon." notwithstanding this, the force of the gale glimates. It is not easy to convey to those Bombay, demand Rupees,... 232 instant, 1 went with Zad prisoner, Achines On the 31st May 1875 came the blow fo which was so great that the heavy vessel began to who have not seen these remarkable structures Dalcutta The prisoner was reminded of what he and Bent, to a house in Tank Lane to have the Poyang foundered; and if my memory drag her moorings about half past eight a clear idea of their peculiar sonstruction and Shanghai, demand, said before himself, when Rama was giving drink. We met the deceased at the is not at fault, it was either in 1885 or 1886; o'clock. The only vessel in her way was the their perfect adaptation to the various pur- his evidence. He had said then that he woman's house where we got the drinks. that on the 30th June thres steamers left Chih- and when it was observed on board poses for which boats of any kind whatever Bar Silver, 17, din. B., was in the washerman's house with four Bent called for the first bottle of liquor; this harbour, of which two foundered and of her that the distance between her and the can be used; but the following description Moxlesas, *** others, including the deceased, Giacomo all we five drank of it. I paid for the one escaped, all three kaving been caught in man-of-war was gradually but surely lessen- may remove many erroneous conceptions, Gold Lest,

In the Bret place, these beats are not Discount,... and one Constantins Achiney, and that second bottle, which cost me four cents. typhoon the day after leaving bere. They ing, more cable was paid out, but the and inspire some of that confidence which Engilah Sovereigns, Ee, the prisoner, handed the concertina to The Chinawon n asked for some "Chow were the F. & . Corea, Douglas Laprak Audacious came fast and finally struck the the system merits.

steamer Oriflame, which last escaped and her for some time, during which it was inflated bags owing their buoyancy to dis Achiney. The prisoner now said that if chow," and I and Bent gave her & Co.'s Chanticleer, and the American bow at the Chilli, and continued bumping

was commanded by the well-known Captain feared on the merchant steamer that the tension, nor are they mere jointed frames be had said those words he must have cents each. I asked the whole o mp

sables would have to be cut in order to with a canvas covering stretched over them. Hongkong Bank, 87 % prom, any to leave, and Bent asked the wo

Laze, made a mistake,

We are approaching the full moon, and prevent her from going down. This alternas They do not collapse or sink even when a Union Ins. Soalety of Canton, $750 Continued When Giacomo brought the man for one bottle more without money, the concertina to the brothel, he did not and got it. We were playing and joking for the sake of the promised musical treative, which would have necessitated her large hole is made in any part. They have Ohine Traders Ins. Co., $2,600 tell me where he had been, When Giacomo in the house, and Bent, took up a cotton bame in, I was sitting on the bed. He aid pillow and was going to throw it at the in the Public Gardens on the night of Baguing on chore, was rendered unnecessary no transverse ribs, nor anything taking the Chinese Insurance Co., $230

I said deceased. I asked him what it was for, and turday next, I hope the reading of the through the man-of-war dropping astern, place of the thwartships timbers in ordinary Yangtaze Tas, Association, fla, 710 to me "Hallo! ere you here?"

correspondent will 1 proyo correct that is, parting of a cable, cats heads broken, & of a number of longitudinal segmental planes China Fies Ins. Co., $150 "Yes," and he mid "Take your concertina, said don't do it. Bent replied lie was barometrical indications by your Canton. The main damage to the Chih- was the boats. The framework of the boat consiste. Fire Ins. Co., 1680

portion of the iron and wood work about the or webs, which are broad and flat, and H.K. & W. Doch Jo., 227 % dia. here it is. He asked me if I was going to only joking. We left the house together "ne cyclose near.

Yours faithfully,

deck smashed, and the fore topmast broken jointed together at the tops of the stem and H.K. O., & M. S.-boat Co,, 67% dis stop there, I replied "yes," but he said and went to the boarding bouse. This was

The damage to the Audopious herself was sternposts. These lie in parallel planes side.

Hongkong Gas Co., $75 Oh, come out and take a walk." I then 10.25 p.m. by my watch, when we went to

but trifling, being confined to the orna by side when the boat is collapsed like the Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tha 20 went one with him. The woman was the boarding house, We kept together

mental work on her stern and some slight leaves of a closed book, and they stand out Hongkong Hotel Co., #02) lying on the bed. Giacomo observed to and went straight together. I went into

injury to two or three boats. Unfortunately, at different but definite singles radiating Chinese Imperial Loan, £1os Temperature. the when we were outside, "Look at the the boarding house, took my pipe and then

though, an accident of a fatal character from their common centre when open. These trick they have played me, they have all went out, I left the house as soon as I got

occurred on board. When she came in conwebs are constructed of the best Canada ropk left me. Where bare they gone to " I my pipa. The 2nd prisoner went into the

tact with the Ohihell, the bow of that year elm by bending long slips softened by steam

Queen's Road.) Bald "I don't know." I asked Giacomo house and went through another door. where they had gone to, and he said osiney, Bent, myself and the deceased

We hear from Wochang that the author got under an anchor hanging on the starboard one over another on properly shaped moulds (Taken at Mezare Faisoner & 00,1% Fremiten

Borezone, June 20, 1877, be did not know. We spoke in Italian wout out again together. The deceased When the Police came at o'clock and Achiney wanted to go to another ties are employing the soldiers during their side of the Audacious and flang it clean on till the required breadth is attained and then I did not leleure in constructing a barbour of refuge board. As it fall it struck the carpenter, riveted up together. The stem and the Glasottio asked the runner in Italian why house to have more drink.

Now let us suppose the skeleton of a boat the Police came to the house. I saw want to go, but they obliged me to for junke on the side of the river opposite Thos. Heatley, who was standing by the sternpost are connected to the keelson or

We had lost to the Hankow settlement if this work is wheel of a gun, breaking four of his ribs and inner heel.: the runner did not understand Italian, follow them. I did so. and be asked me what Giacomo wanted Bent by this time. We went up the street, hot slurred over, sa too many public works inflicting internal injuries which caused his interpreted to him, The runner then said turned a little to the right and then turned in China are apt to be, it will prove a great death within two hours. This occurred thas set up for one of moderate size, say like Achisey and the deceased boon to the boating population during the between half-paat eight and nine o'clock those of HMS. desistance, 30 x 10 feet, the Police came here because a man bad to the left. been murdered...

we'e ahead of me. We came to a house enter months, when, owing to the fre. The unfortunate man will most probably and that the canvas skins in hou of planking Wm. Anderson, a native of Halifax, but where there were several washermen. Wequent freshets and the violence of the curbe buried tomorrow morning This have to be put on. Long segments of the Chih i was estimated by an officer from shape to reach from end to end and from anchorage. who we spoken of as a Turk by previous went into the washe man's and deceased reat, the mouth of the Han river becomes a afternoon the damage done to the very strongest caves are out of a site and

from witnesses, was called I recollect being in asked for a drink. The washerman was very dangerous Pokies announce that, the ducadour, with a view to getting it plane to plane, to which they ate firmly ate lond cement, and similarly under the keelsen Hollywood Road about midnight on the a great friend of the deceased, and we 14th instant. About 12.30 midnight I saw got a drink each. I went outside alone, owing to the exertions of the German Consul repaired as speedily as possibis, at the cost tacked with copper tacks and white and red the 2nd prisoner playing with a woy and Achiney and deceased remained inside Į of Amoy, supplemented by the pressure of of Her Majesty's Government,

Chine. SHANEHAL. (Courier.)

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